Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inspirational

/ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: in-spi-ra-tional
IPA: /ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the ability to inspire.

noun

A book or article intended to inspire people with positive feelings.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: motivational"
"She is the author of fifteen books for children, and her inspirationals have appeared in numerous magazines […]"
"“All right, then,” Mel said. “Let's fill in the bestsellers, the inspirationals, and some of the children's books.”"

Etymology

From inspiration + -al.

Inflected Forms

more inspirational (comparative) most inspirational (superlative) inspirationals (plural)

Derived Forms

bioinspirational funspirational inspirationalism inspirationalist inspirationalization inspirationally uninspirational

Phrases

pseudo-inspirational

Synonyms

motivational

Rhymes With

educational operational recreational organizational occupational vocational computational sensational gravitational motivational generational relational

Questions

How do you pronounce inspirational?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/.
What does inspirational mean?: Having the ability to inspire.
Where does inspirational come from?: From inspiration + -al.

How to pronounce inspirational

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “inspirational”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “inspirational”.
Repeat and practice — Say “inspirational” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.